The Beverage Industries Incorrect Way of Monitoring for CO2 leaks: Why CO2 Monitor is the Wrong Solution. Hear why PureAire’s Oxygen Monitor is a Bett

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the primary compressed gas used for beverages at major fast food chains. This gas is also used in restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores. When CO2 leaks into a confined space or basement, this creates a very unsafe workplace for employees by lowering the breathable oxygen. History seems to repeat itself all too often while dealing with CO2. Due to the CO2 leaks several times a year, employees have become sick and in worst cast scenarios, have died from asphyxiation.

Below is a link to the Phoenix Fire Department video on a CO2 leak at a fast food chain. Two Fire men were overcome by CO2 in a basement of a chain. http://nfpa.typepad.com/fireservicetoday/2011/10/lesson-learned-co2-leak-at-mcdonalds-harmful-to-employee-and-responders.html

It has become a standard in the industry to use a CO2 monitor; this is outdated and should be replaced with an Oxygen Monitor. CO2 Leaks are a Oxygen deficiency problem as CO2 displaces oxygen creating an unsafe workplace. PureAire is a leader for oxygen monitors in the workplace for safety. PureAire makes an Oxygen monitor with a 10+ year sensor without maintenance, and calibration. This is very important advantage over the CO2 monitors being used.

The CO2 monitors installed in fast food chains are the wrong approach. The CO2 monitors used are low cost, and can do more harm than good. A gas monitor is a scientific piece of equipment. The technology used in the CO2 monitor requires maintenance, calibration, and monthly testing. Without oversight, the monitors will begin to fail or become unresponsive. The lacks of attention to the current CO2 Monitors are a common problem amongst the fast food employees.

Employees at fast food chains are not trained on compressed CO2 typically. Employees are the first people to work with CO2, and in most cases are required to change CO2 gas in a basement or confined space. What if there is a leak? What if the CO2 monitor is non functional? This result can be catastrophic.

PureAire believes strongly the answer is not a CO2 monitor, but an Oxygen Monitor. CO2 will always displace oxygen and will lower the breathable oxygen levels. PureAire’s Oxygen Monitor is unlike any other, using a 10 + year sensor which is 24/7 supervised. The O2 Monitor is safer and much more reliable. Using PureAire’s O2 Monitor will eliminate the concerns about CO2 spills. If there is a leak of Oxygen, the O2 Monitors alarm will sound alerting employees. PureAire‘s 24/7 supervision will ensure the monitor is functioning properly, and responsive when it is needed most.

PureAire’s knows you cannot always count on an employee’s knowledge of the CO2 risks, the signs of CO2 exposure, and the dangers of CO2. This is why PureAire’s monitor is the best choice. The monitor can also be configured with an exhaust fan, further enhancing the safety with complete automation.

Please contact PureAire if you have anymore questions at 1-888-788-8050. PureAire websites are www.MonitorOxygen.com, or www.PureAireMonitoring.com.

The Beverage Industries Incorrect Way of Monitoring for CO2 leaks: Why CO2 Monitor is the Wrong Solution. Hear why PureAire’s Oxygen Monitor is a Bett

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the primary compressed gas used for beverages at major fast food chains. This gas is also used in restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores. When CO2 leaks into a confined space or basement, this creates a very unsafe workplace for employees by lowering the breathable oxygen. History seems to repeat itself all too often while dealing with CO2. Due to the CO2 leaks several times a year, employees have become sick and in worst cast scenarios, have died from asphyxiation.

Below is a link to the Phoenix Fire Department video on a CO2 leak at a fast food chain. Two Fire men were overcome by CO2 in a basement of a chain. http://nfpa.typepad.com/fireservicetoday/2011/10/lesson-learned-co2-leak-at-mcdonalds-harmful-to-employee-and-responders.html

It has become a standard in the industry to use a CO2 monitor; this is outdated and should be replaced with an Oxygen Monitor. CO2 Leaks are a Oxygen deficiency problem as CO2 displaces oxygen creating an unsafe workplace. PureAire is a leader for oxygen monitors in the workplace for safety. PureAire makes an Oxygen monitor with a 10+ year sensor without maintenance, and calibration. This is very important advantage over the CO2 monitors being used.

The CO2 monitors installed in fast food chains are the wrong approach. The CO2 monitors used are low cost, and can do more harm than good. A gas monitor is a scientific piece of equipment. The technology used in the CO2 monitor requires maintenance, calibration, and monthly testing. Without oversight, the monitors will begin to fail or become unresponsive. The lacks of attention to the current CO2 Monitors are a common problem amongst the fast food employees.

Employees at fast food chains are not trained on compressed CO2 typically. Employees are the first people to work with CO2, and in most cases are required to change CO2 gas in a basement or confined space. What if there is a leak? What if the CO2 monitor is non functional? This result can be catastrophic.

PureAire believes strongly the answer is not a CO2 monitor, but an Oxygen Monitor. CO2 will always displace oxygen and will lower the breathable oxygen levels. PureAire’s Oxygen Monitor is unlike any other, using a 10 + year sensor which is 24/7 supervised. The O2 Monitor is safer and much more http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifreliable. Using PureAire’s O2 Monitor will eliminate the concerns about CO2 spills. If there is a leak of Oxygen, the O2 Monitors alarm will sound alerting employees. PureAire‘s 24/7 supervision will ensure the monitor is functioning properly, and responsive when it is needed most.

PureAire’s knows you cannot always count on an employee’s knowledge of the CO2 risks, the signs of CO2 exposure, and the dangers of CO2. This is why PureAire’s monitor is the best choice. The monitor can also be configured with an exhaust fan, further enhancing the safety with complete automation.

Please contact PureAire if you have anymore questions at 1-888-788-8050. PureAire websites are www.MonitorOxygen.com, or .

Why the use of a CO2 monitor may not be the best solution for protecting workers against leaks from beverage dispensing systems in the fast food ind

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the primary compressed gas used forhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif dispensing beverages at fast food chains. This gas is also used in restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores. When CO2 leaks into a confined space or basement, it creates a very unsafe environment for employees because it lowers the concentration of breathable oxygen. History seems to repeat itself all too often while dealing with CO2 leaks from dispensing systems. Due to numerous CO2 leaks in the workplace, lower oxygen levels have resulted in employees becoming sick or dying, from asphyxiation.

Below is a link to the Phoenix Fire Department video on a CO2 leak at a fast food chain. An employee and two firemen were overcome by a lack of oxygen due to a CO2 leak in the basement of a restaurant. http://nfpa.typepad.com/fireservicetoday/2011/10/lesson-learned-co2-leak-at-mcdonalds-harmful-to-employee-and-responders.html

The use of a CO2 monitor is accepted as a standard method in the industry, however since a leak actually creates an oxygen deficient environment; the use of an Oxygen monitor would provide better protection. CO2 displaces oxygen.

PureAire is a leading supplier of oxygen monitors for protecting people in the workplace. Its Oxygen monitor uses a proprietary non depleting sensor with a 10+ year life. The monitor requires no maintenance or the need for routine calibration; a very important advantage over the CO2 monitors being used.

The use of a CO2 monitor to protect people against oxygen deficiency in fast food chains can be the wrong approach since it’s the lack of breathable oxygen that is causing injury. Companies however are attracted to the low cost of CO2 monitors and since there is no regulation to use oxygen monitors, there is no incentive to provide better protection. Virtually every response to a CO2 leak resulted in a conclusion that workers were overcome by a lack of oxygen, which cannot be detected using a CO2 monitor.

PureAire believes that the use of a CO2 monitor alone cannot provide adequate protection to a leak. When storing large cylinders of liquid CO2 in confined spaces, complete protection should include an oxygen deficiency monitor.

Most users of CO2 dispensing systems do not have trained technical staff to maintain a monitoring system. All monitoring and system functions on PureAire’s oxygen monitor are 100% supervised and fault protected. Employees are always assured of continuous protection and are alerted to any failures.

The earth is a wonder source of calibrated oxygen and under normal ambient conditions of 20.9%, the monitor is continuously exposed to calibrated gas. CO2 monitors read zero when not exposed, and therefore require routine calibration to insure they’re working. This is not required for PureAire’s oxygen monitor.

In addition to its long life, no maintenance sensor, the oxygen monitor has built-in alarm relays for controlling ventilation fans or connecting to standard fire alarm panels. A major producer of CO2 gas actually uses PureAire oxygen monitors in their gas processing plant because of their concern of lower oxygen levels due to a CO2 release. We agree with them.

Please contact PureAire toll free at 888-788-8050 with any questions or visit PureAire websites, www.MonitorOxygen.com, or www.PureAireMonitoring.com.